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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shale | / | Noun, Noun |
| smut | / | Noun |
| black coal | // | Name, Name |
| lignite | /x | Noun |
| rock | / | Noun |
| coal | / | Noun |
| mudstone | /x | Noun |
| chert | / | Noun |
| brash | / | Noun |
| black sand | // | Name, Name |
| slate | / | Noun |
| glance | / | Noun |
| clump | / | Noun |
| bog iron ore | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| schist | / | Noun |
| galena | x/x | Noun |
| red chalk | // | Phrase, Noun |
| shiver | /x | Noun |
| umber | /x | Noun |
| anthracite | /xx | Noun |
| basalt | x/ | Noun |
| sludge | / | Noun |
| hornblende | /x | Noun |
| shell | / | Noun |
| roche | / | Name |
| sedimentary rock | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| grit | / | Noun |
| red mud | // | Phrase, Noun |
| green earth | // | Phrase, Noun |
| gravel | /x | Noun |
| conglomerate | x/xx | Noun |
| bituminous | x/xx | Noun |
| earth | / | Noun |
| facies | xx | Noun |
| cockle | /x | Noun |
| mineral | /xx | Noun |
| cinders | /x | Noun |
| magma | /x | Noun |
| gneiss | / | Noun |
| siltstone | /x | Noun |
| rhyolite | /xx | Noun |
| abject | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| achromatic | /x/x | Adjective |
| african | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| alluvial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| baltic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| berries | /x | Noun |
| blackboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blacked | / | Adjective |
| blacken | /x | Verb |
| blacklist | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blake | / | Name, Adjective |
| blanco | /x | Name, Verb |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bootleg | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bosnia | /xx | Name |
| bosnian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| calamitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| calico | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chalk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| clad | / | Verb, Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coal black | // | Name, Adjective, Name |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| colorful | /xx | Adjective |
| colour | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contraband | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| darkroom | /x | Noun |
| dayton | /x | Name |
| death | / | Noun |
| deltaic | x/x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| dolomite | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dye | / | Noun, Verb |
| ebony | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| ewe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fateful | /x | Adjective |
| ferrous | /x | Adjective |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gold | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| greenland | /x | Name |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| halibut | /xx | Noun |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| hostess | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| in color | x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| inglorious | x/xx | Adjective |
| inky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ivory | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| jurassic | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| lacustrine | xxx | Adjective |
| lasalle | x/ | Name |
| limestone | /x | Noun |
| lion | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mackerel | /xx | Noun |
| mafia | /xx | Noun |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| marl | / | Noun, Verb |
| maroon | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mauve | / | Adjective, Noun |
| mesozoic | xx/x | Name, Adjective |
| mono | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| monochrome | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| montenegrin | xx/x | Name, Adjective |
| montenegro | xx/x | Name |
| mordant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mule | / | Noun, Verb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nero | /x | Name |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nigra | /x | Noun |
| noir | / | Noun, Adjective |
| nubian | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| orange | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ore | / | Noun |
| parallel | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| pennsylvanian | xx/xx | Name, Adjective |
| pink | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| plumage | /x | Noun |
| pointe | / | Noun |
| poplar | /x | Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| purple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| quartzite | // | Noun |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| red | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| roast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sable | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sandstone | /x | Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| satin | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| scarlet | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| schwarz | / | Name |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sedimentary | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective |
| sheep | / | Noun |
| silver | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| sin | / | Noun, Verb |
| sinister | /xx | Adjective |
